Weekly News Roundup – February 10, 2025

Controversial Lenox Hill Hospital Development Plan Moves Forward - Patch

Bores Hands Out $150G Check to School, Praises Knickerbocker Greys - Our Town

Federal Frenzy Puts Public Housing Funding and Nonprofit Grants in Question - The City

NYC Is in Store for an LA-Level Housing Loss Calamity in Floods, Report Predicts - The City

Hochul says housing voucher bill is still too expensive - City and State

A $1,250 2 bedroom in NYC? Here’s why it’s been empty for 16 months. - Gothamist

Storefront Addition Under Review for 809 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Renovation Proposed for 132-134 East 64th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Manhattan’s Morning Commute Time Drops With New Congestion Toll - Bloomberg

First responders in congestion pricing zone say toll is a financial burden - NY1

Citywide ambulance response times remain high after congestion pricing launch - Crain’s

Subway crime plummets as ridership jumps significantly in 2025 in congestion pricing era - AM NY

Business foot traffic is up within the congestion pricing zone - Crain’s

Congestion pricing: Poll finds more New Yorkers believe Manhattan tolls are dropping traffic, improving commutes - AM NY

Trump Says He Might Use U.S. Transit Agency to ‘Kill’ Congestion Pricing - NY Times

Straight to the Top: New Nonstop Elevators to Speed Subway Accessibility Coverage - The City

To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust - Gothamist

Slow ride: NYC buses painfully sluggish as city falls short of bus lane goals - AM NY

MTA's Janno Lieber confronts Albany with risks of underfunding transit - Gothamist

Bite the dust: Food-delivery services could face uphill battle if new e-bike mandates pass City Hall - AM NY

Accelerate crackdown on noisy drivers with AI, NYC Councilmember says - Gothamist

Deep Dive: City Hall Offers Glimpse of Draft Plan To Regulate Delivery Apps - Streetsblog

Manhattan official proposes resident parking permits - NY1

At ‘Tin Cup Day’ hearing, Eric Adams’ budget priorities aren’t the point - City and State

City Hall Contracts Lag Got Worse, Comptroller Audit Finds - The City

Illegal N.Y.P.D. Stop-and-Frisk Tactics Went Unchecked, Monitor Says - NY Times

Officers Flee as N.Y.P.D. Confronts Its Billion-Dollar Overtime Problem - NY Times

Seeing more NYPD officers in the subway? We explain what’s happening. - Gothamist

NYC schools could lose nearly $350 million under Hochul’s funding proposal, chancellor says - Chalkbeat

NYC parents push for statement from schools chancellor opposing Trump executive order on race, gender - Chalkbeat

New NY law lets doctors keep their names off abortion meds - Gothamist

Trans teens and their parents herald NYC for gender-affirming care, but worry about the future - Gothamist

Rats! Global Study Finds Rodent Boom Linked to Climate Change in NYC and Beyond - The City

Why do New York City movie theaters have captions now? - Gothamist

Tale of Two Cities: Report Finds Stark Racial Wealth Gap Among New Yorkers - City Limits

New York Won’t Say Why it Froze Heating Assistance in the Middle of Winter - NY Focus

Live Poultry Markets Across NYC Face Temporary Shutdown Due to 7 Bird Flu Cases - Our Town

Mayor Adams' sports director backs Trump's trans athlete ban, defying city policy - Gothamist

Vast majority of New Yorkers support bill to allow wine to be sold in grocery stores — but here’s what could stop the plan - NY Post